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52 Week Sewing Challenge – Week 8

This weeks Challenge: Something Upcycycled (Accepted)

My father in law has been asking me to make him a bucket hat for awhile but I wasn’t sure what fabric to use. He fixed that problem by bringing around one of his old shirts asking if I could turn it into a hat for him.

I started by cutting it up at the seams to be able to lay it flat and place all my pattern pieces.

I found some light blue homespun in my stash that matched nicely for the reverse side and hey presto we have a hat created from an old shirt. If you haven’t made an Ultimate Bucket Hat before you can find everything you need to know here.

The best part is I have enough left to make a matching little hat for Mr 2.

xx Happy Sewing

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Whoops!

By now I think you all would have seen my finished wallet from the EZ Wrap Wallet Sew Along, how many of you noticed the purple patch that appeared after Day 4?

I had a little helper sitting on my lap (which isn’t unusual while I’m sewing, he likes to push the scissor button on the machine to cut the thread for me) and while I was cutting away my seam allowance after joining the outer to the card slots I accidentally cut into the corner of my outer. Normally I would have pulled it all apart and started again but because of the sew along I needed to get it finished. I unpicked just that corner, cut a purple patch big enough to cover it and put some vlisofix on the back of it to attach it to the outer and then sewed it in place. I then re attached the back to the outer and continued as normal.

I would prefer it without the patch, but it does add some character. If you haven’t shared photos of your finished wallet already I would love to see them. You can share them in the Flosstyle Fair Group or the EZ Wrap Group.

Happy Sewing xx

in 52 Week Sewing Challange· Flosstyle Patterns· Pattern Hack· Super Suit

52 Week Sewing Challenge – Week 7

This weeks Challenge: Something with hearts (Accepted)

The challenge for week 7 is “Sew Something with Hearts”. Initially I was tempted to run to the fabric store and use this as an excuse to add to my growing fabric stash. But I was determined to stay true to my promise and not buy fabric for my challenges. So far I’ve only slipped up once.

Remember the Super Suit Skater Hack? You can find it here. I decided this would be perfect for the funky peace and love fabric I had been storing. My toddler, the recipient, loves the swirl and twirl the half circle skirt provides.

I only changed 3 things from what the pattern and hack already offers. I cut the sleeves to be elbow length, added cuffs (who needs to hem!?) and added an inch to the length of the skater skirt.

Side note***bubbles will make any kid smile. So what’s up your sleeve this week? Did you accept or reject the Week 7 Challenge?